Ignorance of the rules is no excuse to break them.
Teachers will instruct students and guide them, but it is up to the student to know the rules and follow them. When in doubt, ask about it.
CITE SOURCES: If you use anyone else's work in the creation of your work, identify your source. Follow this guideline not only for direct quotes or reproduced images, but also for ideas, style, and other inspiration. Note: Any AI-generated content must be cited.
PRODUCE YOUR OWN WORK: Even if the assignment allows collaboration, be sure to produce your own work. Whether it's notes on the reading or your part in a group project, it's important that you can point to the output that you have generated. If you can't, you may be cheating.
CHECK WITH YOUR TEACHER: If there's any question of academic honesty, your teacher can provide guidance if you ask them before submitting your work.
TWO SIMPLE AI PRINCIPLES: Do not use AI on an assignment without the knowledge of your instructor. AI should enhance learning, not replace it.
If the teacher, in their best professional judgement, determines a student has violated Academic Integrity rules, that teacher will report the violation.
Misrepresenting someone else's work as your own, including work from fellow students, tutors, and family members. Failing to cite sources, including Artificial Intelligence. Copying code, designs, videos, writing, or other intellectual property without giving credit.
Possessing unauthorized materials or aids during an exam, quiz, or other assessment. Copying others work; giving or receiving answers during an exam. Discussing test questions with students who have not taken the exam. Distributing test materials in any form. Breaking the rules of an assignment for selfish gain.
Artificial Intelligence should only be used with the instruction or permission of the teacher, and it must be cited. Keep in mind: Just because a teacher or school provides an AI tool doesn't mean that it's allowable for every assignment. Consult directly with your teacher about the course AI guidelines.
Unauthorized use of intellectual property.
Submitting work you've done in other courses.
Collusion: Allowing others to copy, plagiarize, or otherwise misuse your work.
Creating or changing data, inventing sources, falsely attributing quotes, and the like.
A scheme is any violation that goes beyond more than two persons. This would include distributing test materials to classmates, selling essays to students, and the like. Consequences for students at the center of a scheme are immediately elevated to the level of Second Violation.
For some assignments, a student might be assigned to imitate the work of a professional, where other assignments demand the students rely on their own style. For some tests, working from notes is expected and encouraged; other exams allow only paper and pen. Certain projects encourage group work, and others require an independent approach.
In the same way, different disciplines have different standards of what constitutes academic dishonesty. A lab in science cannot be judged by the exact same standards of a product developed in a career & technical ed class; an essay is a different task than a math test. This is especially true with AI assistance. A coding class might require AI, yet AI might ruin learning in a French or Spanish class.